Open Wheel Power Rankings – The Latest…

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume V, No. 17

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 4, 2017) – Thomas Kennedy is among the latest leaders in the Open Wheel Power Rankings as the likes of Donny Schatz, Justin Grant and R.J. Johnson maintain their respective top takings.

Kennedy has moved atop the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings while Schatz holds down first in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings, Grant leads the way in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings and Johnson holds the lead in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings.

Also, Christopher Bell holds the top spot in www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings released earlier today while Marcus Thomas is atop the initial 2017 release of the 305 Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park.

STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings

While the lead trio of Donny Schatz, David Gravel and Brad Sweet remains the same in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings, the rest of the standings have shuffled up extensively with Mother Nature playing a big role over the past two weekends.

Gravel has continued to cut away at Schatz’ early big advantage, whittling it down to just 88 points with Sweet another 47 points back in third.

Behind the lead trio, Tim Shaffer has worked his way up to fourth with Danny Dietrich cracking the top five after collecting his third win of the year last weekend. Chad Kemenah has climbed to sixth with the balance of the top ten including Jason Johnson, Brian Brown, Sheldon Haudenschild and Daryn Pittman filling out the current top ten.

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The current top 50 in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings…

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

Previous

1

Donny Schatz

Fargo, ND

9

416

1

2

David Gravel

Watertown, CT

6

328

2

3

Brad Sweet

Grass Valley, CA

2

281

3

4

Tim Shaffer

Aliquippa, PA

0

206

5

5

Danny Dietrich

Gettysburg, PA

3

176

11

6

Chad Kemenah

Alvada, OH

1

169

10

7

Jason Johnson

Eunice, LA

2

161

4

8

Brian Brown

Grain Valley, MO

2

153

9

9

Sheldon Haudenschild

Wooster, OH

1

153

13

10

Daryn Pittman

Owasso, OK

0

150

7

11

Lucas Wolfe

Mechanicsburg, PA

1

145

16

12

Rico Abreu

St. Helena, CA

1

145

6

13

Dale Blaney

Hartford, OH

0

143

25

14

Shane Stewart

Bixby, OK

0

142

8

15

Ian Madsen

Sydney, NSW

0

136

12

16

Greg Hodnett

Thomasville, PA

1

126

14

17

Kerry Madsen

St. Marys, NSW

1

116

17

18

Brian Montieth

Phoenixville, PA

1

115

24

19

Logan Schuchart

Hanover, PA

1

113

15

20

Doug Esh

Lancaster, PA

2

106

20

21

Jason Sides

Bartlett, TN

0

103

21

22

Paul McMahan

Elk Grove, CA

0

101

18

23

Lance Dewease

Fayetteville, PA

3

100

39

24

Cole Duncan

Lockbourne, OH

0

100

19

25

Freddie Rahmer

Salfordville, PA

1

98

33

26

Caleb Helms

Findlay, OH

2

97

30

27

Joey Saldana

Brownsburg, IN

0

88

23

28

Brock Zearfoss

Jonestown, PA

1

82

29

29

Kraig Kinser

Bloomington, IN

0

81

22

30

Carson Macedo

Lemoore, CA

0

79

32

31

Kyle Hirst

Loomis, CA

1

78

28

32

Brent Marks

Myerstown, PA

1

77

35

33

Alan Krimes

Denver, PA

0

74

31

34

Ryan Smith

Kunkletown, PA

0

73

46

35

Christopher Bell

Norman, OK

0

72

27

36

Caleb Armstrong

New Castle, IN

0

67

34

37

Byron Reed

Monclova, OH

1

65

36

38

Aaron Ott

East Berlin, PA

0

64

43

39

T.J. Stutts

Liverpool, PA

0

64

47

40

Spencer Bayston

Lafayette, IN

1

60

26

41

Gerard McIntyre, Jr.

New Oxford, PA

1

53

37

42

Cory Haas

York, PA

0

53

65

43

Logan Wagner

Harrisonville, PA

2

51

57

44

Rick Lafferty

Pennington, NJ

0

51

42

45

Aaron Reutzel

Clute, TX

0

49

81

46

Bud Kaeding

Campbell, CA

1

48

79

47

Travis Philo

Waterville, OH

0

48

48

48

Steve Buckwalter

Royersford, PA

0

45

50

49

Greg Wilson

Benton Ridge, OH

0

45

40

50

D.J. Foos

Fremont, OH

1

42

38

Features Completed: 65

Number of Different Winners: 41

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 183

Momentum Racing Suspension Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings

Justin Grant has continued his red-hot start to the 2017 campaign by adding another pair of recent wins to extend his lead in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings to 55 points over Chad Boespflug with Chris Windom just another nine points back in third.

Grant added his fourth Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car win of the year in USAC action at Plymouth Speedway on Friday, April 21, before adding another win two nights later at Kickapoo Speedway in Illinois.

Behind the lead trio of Grant, Boespflug and Windom, Thomas Meseraull made a jump from ninth to fourth after top-four runs at both Plymouth and Kickapoo while Jarett Andretti rounds out the current top five.

Shane Cottle is sixth with the balance of the top ten including Kevin Thomas, Jr., Chase Stockon, Damion Gardner and Landon Simon.

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The current top 25 in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings…

Kennedy added his third consecutive triumph in a row with an April 22 score at Park Jefferson after a season-opening runner-up finish in the “King of 360s” finale at East Bay to earn a slim four-point advantage over current Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour point leader Hafertepe, Jr., with Johnny Herrera just another six points back in third.

Current Sprint Car Challenge Tour (California) point leader Sean Becker is just 11 points off the lead pace in fourth with Derek Hagar rounding out the current top five.

Shane Golobic and Morgan Turpen have moved into the top ten in sixth and seventh, respectively, with Brian Bel, Mark Smith and A.J. Maddox rounding out the current top ten.

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The current top 50 in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings…

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

Previous

1

Thomas Kennedy

Winnipeg, CAN

3

144

3

2

Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

Sunnyvale, TX

5

140

1

3

Johnny Herrera

Albuquerque, NM

3

134

2

4

Sean Becker

Roseville, CA

1

133

13

5

Derek Hagar

Marion, AR

2

119

10

6

Shane Golobic

Fremont, CA

1

117

11

7

Morgan Turpen

Cordova, TN

5

116

15

8

Brian Bell

Memphis, TN

3

110

4

9

Mark Smith

Tower City, PA

2

110

6

10

A.J. Maddox

Tampa, FL

1

110

7

11

Terry McCarl

Altoona, IA

1

108

5

12

Robbie Stillwaggon

Burlington, NJ

2

107

12

13

Travis Rilat

Forney, TX

0

95

8

14

Jordon Mallett

Greenbrier, AR

0

94

16

15

Wayne Johnson

Oklahoma City, OK

0

94

9

16

Davie Franek

Wantage, NJ

2

92

37

17

Terry Gray

Bartlett, TN

0

89

19

18

Matt Covington

Glenpool, OK

0

87

23

19

Cory Eliason

Santa Cruz, CA

2

85

64

20

Andy Forsberg

N. Auburn Hills, CA

1

85

17

21

Danny Smith

Chillicothe, OH

0

84

14

22

Tony Stewart

Rushville, IN

1

75

18

23

Kyle Hirst

Loomis, CA

0

74

46

24

Marshall Skinner

W. Memphis, AR

0

71

24

25

Michael Miller

Ocean Springs, MS

1

68

43

26

Rico Abreu

St. Helena, CA

1

67

51

27

Tim Crawley

Benton, AR

0

67

20

28

Seth Bergman

Snohomish, WA

0

67

27

29

Matt Kurtz

Jacksonville, FL

2

66

21

30

Justin Sanders

Prunedale, CA

0

66

29

31

Blake Hahn

Sapulpa, OK

0

65

40

32

Willie Croft

Sacramento, CA

1

63

61

33

Justin Henderson

Tea, SD

0

63

22

34

Colton Hardy

Phoenix, AZ

1

60

30

35

Geoff Ensign

Sebastopol, CA

1

59

107

36

Coleman Gulick

Binghamton, NY

0

58

71

37

Danny Martin, Jr.

Tampa, FL

0

58

25

38

Rick Ziehl

Las Cruces, NM

0

56

38

39

Doug Hammaker

Grantville, PA

2

55

31

40

Mitchell Faccinto

Hanford, CA

0

55

42

41

Harli White

Lindsay, OK

0

54

48

42

Mason Moore

Princeton, CA

0

54

39

43

Chad Kemenah

Alvada, OH

0

54

26

44

Chuck Hebing

Ontario, NY

1

53

320

45

Greg Hodnett

Thomasville, PA

0

53

63

46

Gio Scelzi

Fresno, CA

0

52

47

47

Aaron Reutzel

Clute, TX

0

52

28

48

Chandler Leiby

Carlisle, PA

1

51

52

49

Michael Kofoid

Penngrove, CA

1

50

58

50

Colby Copeland

Roseville, CA

0

50

223

Features Completed: 90

Number of Different Winners: 68

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 359

Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings

R.J. Johnson secured his position atop the Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings by racing to his sixth overall win of the year Saturday night in USAC Southwest action.

With the triumph, Johnson extended his advantage to 27 points over Ryan Bernal with Charles Davis, Jr., Austin Liggett and Stevie Sussex rounding out the current top five.

The balance of the current top ten includes Shon Deskins, Jace Vander Weerd, Jake Swanson, Danny Faria, Jr., and Geoff Ensign.

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The current top 25 in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings…

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

Previous

1

R.J. Johnson

Phoenix, AZ

6

129

1

2

Ryan Bernal

Hollister, CA

3

102

2

3

Charles Davis, Jr.

Buckeye, AZ

1

100

3

4

Austin Liggett

Tracy, CA

4

95

5

5

Stevie Sussex

Tempe, AZ

1

85

4

6

Shon Deskins

Waddell, AZ

0

69

7

7

Jace Vander Weerd

Visalia, CA

0

67

9

8

Jake Swanson

Anaheim, CA

1

64

6

9

Danny Faria, Jr.

Tipton, CA

1

61

16

10

Geoff Ensign

Sebastopol, CA

0

45

8

11

Richard Vander Weerd

Visalia, CA

0

43

11

12

Brady Bacon

Broken Arrow, OK

0

39

10

13

Landon Cling

Tempe, AZ

0

38

12

14

Cody Majors

Simi Valley, CA

0

38

14

15

Mike Martin

Yuma, AZ

0

37

13

16

Joe Stornetta, Jr.

Napa, CA

0

34

21

17

Nick Aiuto

Camp Verde, AZ

0

33

19

18

Chris Bonneau

Phoenix, AZ

0

27

15

19

Klint Simpson

Melbourne, AUS

3

26

20

20

Dave Darland

Lincoln, IN

1

25

17

21

Andrew Reinbold

Chandler, AZ

0

24

24

22

Brody Roa

Buena Park, CA

0

24

18

23

Brandon Wiley

Santa Maria, CA

0

22

27

24

Ryan Timmons

Pleasant Hill, CA

1

20

51

25

Matt Rossi

Peoria, AZ

1

20

22

Features Completed: 38

Number of Different Winners: 24

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 93

305 Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park

It’s a definite Texas flavor in the early going with the Lone Star state further into the season than most of the rest of the country.

Corsicana’s Marcus Thomas has already racked up 11 overall top-five finishes to open up a 21-point advantage over Jeb Sessums, who has ranked first overall in season 305 Power Rankings on two previous occasions.

John Ricketts gives Texas reps a sweep of the current top three with PASS contenders Zach Newlin and Tyler Reeser filling out he current top five.

The state-of-the-art Dodge City Raceway Park in southwest Kansas is the presenting sponsor of the 305 Sprint Car Power Rankings. Dodge City Raceway Park hosts a variety of racing events over the course of each year including the return of the World of Outlaws in October along with a regular slate of DCRP 305 Sprint Cars. Check www.dodgecityraceway.com for the full schedule and more information.

The current top 40 in 305 Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park…

A part of the recurring “The Wheatley Chronicles” series of articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, the Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

The Wheatley Chronicles brings insight and highlights from all variety of racing series throughout the nation in 2017 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings on a regular basis. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.